Husband: George Adam Ross
Born: Mar-29-1859 in Bath Co, VA 1,2,3
Died: Feb-21-1951 in Doddridge Co, WV 4,5 (see note 1)
Buried: in Middle Island 7th Day Bapt Cem, Sugar Camp, New Milton, Doddridge Co WV 2
Resided: at Lick Run, New Milton (Blandville), Doddridge Co, WV 6
Census: 1930 in New Milton District, Doddridge Co, WV
Census: 1920 in Southwest District, Doddridge Co, WV
Census: 1900 in Coal District, Harrison Co, WV
Census: 1880 in Union District, Harrison Co, WV
Census: 1870, 1910 in New Milton District, Doddridge Co, WV
Census: 1860 in Alleghany Co, VA
Father: James Ross (1819 - 1894)
Mother: Sarah Ann Linkswiler (1835 - 1907)
Other spouse 1
Other spouse 2
Notes
Wife: Sarah Melissa Greathouse
Also known as: Melissa Greathouse 7
Married: Mar- 7-1920 in Blandville, Doddridge Co, WV 8
Born: Aug-20-1862 in Cove District, Doddridge Co, WV 9,10,11
Died: Sep-13-1944 in New Milton, Doddridge Co, WV 12,13,5
Buried: in Middle Island 7th Day Bapt Cem, Sugar Camp, New Milton, Doddridge Co WV 11
Resided: in New Milton, Doddridge Co, WV 3
Census: 1920, 1930 in New Milton District, Doddridge Co, WV (see note 2)
Census: 1910 in Southwest District, Doddridge Co, WV
Census: 1900 in Troy District, Gilmer Co, WV
Census: 1870, 1880 in Southwest District, Doddridge Co, WV
Father: Silas R. Greathouse (1833 - 1900)
Mother: Mary Catherine Lowther (1843 - 1932)
Other spouse 1
Sources: (1) Doddridge County Marriage Records, West Union, WV, MR Bk 2, p. 10. (2) Doddridge County Death Records, West Union, WV, DR Bk 5, p. 146-D. (3) Obituary. (4) Doddridge County Death Records, West Union, WV, Identified as George Adam Ross, widowed, b. Mar 29 1859 in Virginia, son of James Ross & Sarah Linkswaller [sic], d. Feb 21 1951 in New Milton, buried at "Middle Island S.D.B. Cem." Informant identified as Clarence Ross. DR Bk 5, p. 146-D. (5) Doddridge County WV Deaths 1853-1969, Wes Cochran, 156 Gihon Meadows, Apt 150, Parkersburg, WV 26101. (6) Susie Davis Nicholson, Davis - The Settlers of Salem, West Virginia, Gordon Printing Co, Strasburg OH, 1979 (Revised & Enlarged) < www.wvgenweb.org/harrison/books.htm >, p. 202. (7) 1920 Census, Doddridge County, WV (New Milton District). (8) Doddridge County Marriage Records, West Union, WV, Identified as G. A. Ross, age 60, b. Bath Co, VA; and Sarah Melissa Greathouse, age 60, b. Doddridge Co. Married Mar 7 1920 in Blandville by H. L. Gaston, a minister of M. E. Church. MR Bk 10, p. 381. (9) Obituary, Listed among her survivors were brothers Henry and French Greathouse, of Oxford, and sister Nora Cogar, of Greenwood. These were actually her stepchildren. (10) Doddridge County Marriage Records, West Union, WV, MR Bk 10, p. 381. (11) Doddridge County Death Records, West Union, WV, DR Bk 5, p. 146-A. (12) Doddridge County Death Records, West Union, WV, Identified as Sarah Malina [sic] Ross, married, dau of John Greathouse & (mother blank), died Sep 13 1944 at New Milton, age 82y 0m 24d, burial at Seventh Day Baptist Cemetery, Sugar Camp, Doddridge Co. DR Bk 5, p. 146-A. (13) Obituary - At home. Event Notes Note (1) Death record gives place of death as New Milton, but obituary specifies at the home of a son in Blandville. The two are neighboring communities in Doddridge County. George's middle name was given in his death record as "Adam," but in his obituary as "Adams." Note (2) In 1920, in home of son Ruben.